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Vie et parties de Mikhaïl Tal vol.1 de Mikhaïl Tal
      "De tous les champions du monde, Mikhaïl Tal, "le magicien de Riga", fut le plus grand attaquant. Dans cette autobiographie, il retrace sa carrière extraordinaire avec charme et humour. De santé fragile, la vie de Tal sur le circuit échiquéen fut ponctuée par de fréquents séjours à l'hôpital à cause de problèmes rénaux chroniques. Cependant, aucun ennui de santé ne put jamais émousser...
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      Vie et parties de Mikhaïl Tal vol.1 de Mikhaïl Tal
          "De tous les champions du monde, Mikhaïl Tal, "le magicien de Riga", fut le plus grand attaquant. Dans cette autobiographie, il retrace sa carrière extraordinaire avec charme et humour. De santé fragile, la vie de Tal sur le circuit échiquéen fut ponctuée par de fréquents séjours à l'hôpital à cause de problèmes rénaux chroniques. Cependant, aucun ennui de santé ne put jamais émousser...
          19,00 €Prix
          Checkmate ! The Love Story of Mikhail Tal and Sally Landau de Sally Landau
              "Sally’s breathtaking story, first published in Russia in 1998 and which has been reprinted multiple times, is a memoir of her time with Tal, with whom she remained friends long after they divorced right up until his death in 1992. Full of detail about Tal and their life together, it is a tale of triumph and tragedy, love, parenthood, sorrow, jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Colored by a...
              18,99 €Prix
              Checkmate ! The Love Story of Mikhail Tal and Sally Landau de Sally Landau
                  "Sally’s breathtaking story, first published in Russia in 1998 and which has been reprinted multiple times, is a memoir of her time with Tal, with whom she remained friends long after they divorced right up until his death in 1992. Full of detail about Tal and their life together, it is a tale of triumph and tragedy, love, parenthood, sorrow, jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Colored by a...
                  18,99 €Prix
                  Team Tal de Valentin Kirillov
                      Documentation échiquéenne
                      "First published in Russian in 2016, this book of memoirs describes key events from Tal’s life, portrays his mentors and opponents, and reveals previously unknown facts and funny stories about the Magician of Riga. A real collectors’ item for all true Tal fans, it provides color on Janis Kruzkops, who was Tal’s first coach and who died tragically young, Tal’s mentor Alexander...
                      12,99 €Prix
                      Team Tal de Valentin Kirillov
                          Documentation échiquéenne
                          "First published in Russian in 2016, this book of memoirs describes key events from Tal’s life, portrays his mentors and opponents, and reveals previously unknown facts and funny stories about the Magician of Riga. A real collectors’ item for all true Tal fans, it provides color on Janis Kruzkops, who was Tal’s first coach and who died tragically young, Tal’s mentor Alexander...
                          12,99 €Prix
                          Evil-Doer: Half a Century with Viktor Korchnoi de Genna Sosonko
                              "Viktor Korchnoi was one of the leading grandmasters of the 20th century, coming within one game of winning the world championship in 1978. His battles with Karpov for the world crown were among the most important chess matches ever played. A man with a unique – and in many ways tragic – life and career, Korchnoi’s defection to the West in 1976 was a major event in Cold War politics. <br...
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                              Evil-Doer: Half a Century with Viktor Korchnoi de Genna Sosonko
                                  "Viktor Korchnoi was one of the leading grandmasters of the 20th century, coming within one game of winning the world championship in 1978. His battles with Karpov for the world crown were among the most important chess matches ever played. A man with a unique – and in many ways tragic – life and career, Korchnoi’s defection to the West in 1976 was a major event in Cold War politics. <br...
                                  26,99 €Prix
                                  The Queen's Indian Defense. Min Line 4.g3 System de Maxim Chetverik
                                      "International Master Maxim Chetverik has written an in-depth study of one of the most popular choices by white in the Queen's Indian Defense - the main line with 4.g3, where white fianchettoes his bishop. This line is often seen at top-level chess. A key focus of this work is an examination of new lines that have recently appeared in the arsenal of grandmasters. The full range of...
                                      24,99 €Prix
                                      The Queen's Indian Defense. Min Line 4.g3 System de Maxim Chetverik
                                          "International Master Maxim Chetverik has written an in-depth study of one of the most popular choices by white in the Queen's Indian Defense - the main line with 4.g3, where white fianchettoes his bishop. This line is often seen at top-level chess. A key focus of this work is an examination of new lines that have recently appeared in the arsenal of grandmasters. The full range of...
                                          24,99 €Prix
                                          The Chelyabinsk Meteorite. Selected Games of Igor Kurnosov
                                              "This book contains fifty illustrative games and a career overview of Chelyabinsk grandmaster Igor Kurnosov, who was tragically hit and killed by a car in 2013 at the age of just 28. At his last tournament prior to his death, Igor attained a super-grandmaster tournament performance rating in excess of 2700. Kurnosov left an indelible mark on the chess world—he was a Russian youth...
                                              15,99 €Prix
                                              The Chelyabinsk Meteorite. Selected Games of Igor Kurnosov
                                                  "This book contains fifty illustrative games and a career overview of Chelyabinsk grandmaster Igor Kurnosov, who was tragically hit and killed by a car in 2013 at the age of just 28. At his last tournament prior to his death, Igor attained a super-grandmaster tournament performance rating in excess of 2700. Kurnosov left an indelible mark on the chess world—he was a Russian youth...
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                                                  Alekhine's Odessa Secrets de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                      "Sergei Tkachenko has written a fascinating account of Alexander Alekhine’s time spent in Odessa during World War I, the Russian Revolution and Civil War, as well as of the impact of Odessa on his later life. Sergei, an Odessa native and ex-world chess composition champion, has carried out original research drawing from Odessa, Voronezh, Cheka and KGB archives among others, as well as local...
                                                      21,99 €Prix
                                                      Alekhine's Odessa Secrets de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                          "Sergei Tkachenko has written a fascinating account of Alexander Alekhine’s time spent in Odessa during World War I, the Russian Revolution and Civil War, as well as of the impact of Odessa on his later life. Sergei, an Odessa native and ex-world chess composition champion, has carried out original research drawing from Odessa, Voronezh, Cheka and KGB archives among others, as well as local...
                                                          21,99 €Prix
                                                          Strategic Plans 75 Modern Battles de Maxim Chetverik
                                                              "Russian International Master Maxim Chetverik has written a strategy textbook containing 75 deeply annotated positional games that show players how to devise plans to handle a number of key strategic themes, such as when to open up the game, how to activate the pawn chain, how to carry out positional sacrifices and many others. Unlike most other textbooks, the strategic plans are viewed as...
                                                              21,99 €Prix
                                                              Strategic Plans 75 Modern Battles de Maxim Chetverik
                                                                  "Russian International Master Maxim Chetverik has written a strategy textbook containing 75 deeply annotated positional games that show players how to devise plans to handle a number of key strategic themes, such as when to open up the game, how to activate the pawn chain, how to carry out positional sacrifices and many others. Unlike most other textbooks, the strategic plans are viewed as...
                                                                  21,99 €Prix
                                                                  Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move vol.1 de Alexander Nikitin
                                                                      "In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18. The author goes to great lengths to...
                                                                      20,99 €Prix
                                                                      Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move vol.1 de Alexander Nikitin
                                                                          "In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18. The author goes to great lengths to...
                                                                          20,99 €Prix
                                                                          Understanding Maroczy Structures de Adrian Mikhalchishin et Georg Mohr
                                                                              "Robert James Fischer Aron Nimzowitsch wrote that studying the middlegame in chess means studying typical positions. Typical positions means typical pawn structures, and studying pawn structures means studying strategy. Middlegame strategy literature is rather poor. We have worked hard trying to provide the best possible material with different colleagues: Isolani Strategy by Alexander...
                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                              Understanding Maroczy Structures de Adrian Mikhalchishin et Georg Mohr
                                                                                  "Robert James Fischer Aron Nimzowitsch wrote that studying the middlegame in chess means studying typical positions. Typical positions means typical pawn structures, and studying pawn structures means studying strategy. Middlegame strategy literature is rather poor. We have worked hard trying to provide the best possible material with different colleagues: Isolani Strategy by Alexander...
                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                  The Modernized Dutch Defense de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                      "Finding the right opening against 1.d4 has always been a difficult task. Keeping the balance between a solid position and having decent winning chances is very difficult. If you have experienced this problem, have you ever tried the Leningrad Variation of the Dutch Defense? When you play 1…f5, your opponent understands that you are not afraid and are out to win the game. Some White players...
                                                                                      32,95 €Prix
                                                                                      The Modernized Dutch Defense de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                          "Finding the right opening against 1.d4 has always been a difficult task. Keeping the balance between a solid position and having decent winning chances is very difficult. If you have experienced this problem, have you ever tried the Leningrad Variation of the Dutch Defense? When you play 1…f5, your opponent understands that you are not afraid and are out to win the game. Some White players...
                                                                                          32,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Memento 10 mats à (re)connaître
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              "10 mats à connaître et à reconnaître : le mat d'Anastasie, le mat des épaulettes, le mat du guéridon, le mat à l'étouffé, le mat du couloir, le mat des Arabes, le mat de Boden, le mat de Mayet, le mat de Lolly, le mat de Morphy. Idéal pour les débutants de 4 à 104 ans ! À avoir sur soi en toute circonstance."
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                                                                                              Memento 10 mats à (re)connaître
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  "10 mats à connaître et à reconnaître : le mat d'Anastasie, le mat des épaulettes, le mat du guéridon, le mat à l'étouffé, le mat du couloir, le mat des Arabes, le mat de Boden, le mat de Mayet, le mat de Lolly, le mat de Morphy. Idéal pour les débutants de 4 à 104 ans ! À avoir sur soi en toute circonstance."
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                                                                                                  Play the Dutch ! vol.1 de Tibor Károlyi
                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                      "The Dutch defense is a highly popular opening nowadays with the idea to get a sharp and assymetrical position against 1.d4. GM Mateusz Bartel - 4-times Polish Champion: "Are you bored with the classical or popular positions after 1.d4? Are the tonnes of theoretical lines overwhelming for you sometimes? Then you should try the Dutch Defence instead! In this book,...
                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      Play the Dutch ! vol.1 de Tibor Károlyi
                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                          "The Dutch defense is a highly popular opening nowadays with the idea to get a sharp and assymetrical position against 1.d4. GM Mateusz Bartel - 4-times Polish Champion: "Are you bored with the classical or popular positions after 1.d4? Are the tonnes of theoretical lines overwhelming for you sometimes? Then you should try the Dutch Defence instead! In this book,...
                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                          125 surprises dans l'ouverture de Graham Burgess
                                                                                                              "Vous n’êtes pas satisfait de votre répertoire d’ouvertures et disposez de peu de temps avant votre prochaine partie ? Ou vous jouez régulièrement les mêmes lignes et vous vous méfiez de la préparation de votre adversaire ? Ou, tout simplement, vous aimez expérimenter des idées originales ? Quelles que soient vos raisons, dans tous les cas où il est bon de disposer d’une arme-surprise, ce...
                                                                                                              24,00 €Prix
                                                                                                              125 surprises dans l'ouverture de Graham Burgess
                                                                                                                  "Vous n’êtes pas satisfait de votre répertoire d’ouvertures et disposez de peu de temps avant votre prochaine partie ? Ou vous jouez régulièrement les mêmes lignes et vous vous méfiez de la préparation de votre adversaire ? Ou, tout simplement, vous aimez expérimenter des idées originales ? Quelles que soient vos raisons, dans tous les cas où il est bon de disposer d’une arme-surprise, ce...
                                                                                                                  24,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Winning Chess Middlegames de Ivan Sokolov
                                                                                                                      Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi les grands maîtres n’ont besoin que de quelques secondes pour comprendre ce qui se joue réellement dans une position d’échecs ? Tout est affaire de structures, comme l’explique Ivan Sokolov dans ce livre novateur écrit en anglais. Winning Chess Middlegames aborde un thème souvent négligé mais pourtant essentiel : les structures de pions....
                                                                                                                      32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Winning Chess Middlegames de Ivan Sokolov
                                                                                                                          Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi les grands maîtres n’ont besoin que de quelques secondes pour comprendre ce qui se joue réellement dans une position d’échecs ? Tout est affaire de structures, comme l’explique Ivan Sokolov dans ce livre novateur écrit en anglais. Winning Chess Middlegames aborde un thème souvent négligé mais pourtant essentiel : les structures de pions....
                                                                                                                          32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Max Euwe de Alexander Münninghoff
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              "The fifth book of the World Chess Champions series focuses on the life and career of the Dutchman Max Euwe. This soft-spoken professor of mathematics rocked the chess world in 1935 when he defeated the seemingly irresistible force, Alexander Alekhine, to become world champion. Many chessplayers thought this was an upset of the first magnitude. Hardly. Euwe was at his prime and the best in...
                                                                                                                              27,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Max Euwe de Alexander Münninghoff
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  "The fifth book of the World Chess Champions series focuses on the life and career of the Dutchman Max Euwe. This soft-spoken professor of mathematics rocked the chess world in 1935 when he defeated the seemingly irresistible force, Alexander Alekhine, to become world champion. Many chessplayers thought this was an upset of the first magnitude. Hardly. Euwe was at his prime and the best in...
                                                                                                                                  27,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Paul Morphy de Otto Dietze
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      Paul Charles Morphy – compared with famous contemporaries like Adolf Anderssen or Howard Staunton – belongs to the ‘enigmatic’ personalities of chess history. Such a fate remains mostly reserved to those great players whose biography states, sooner or later: showed psychological abnormalities, isolated himself,became moody, a weirdo, a loner ... In short – he was one of those who...
                                                                                                                                      20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Paul Morphy de Otto Dietze
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          Paul Charles Morphy – compared with famous contemporaries like Adolf Anderssen or Howard Staunton – belongs to the ‘enigmatic’ personalities of chess history. Such a fate remains mostly reserved to those great players whose biography states, sooner or later: showed psychological abnormalities, isolated himself,became moody, a weirdo, a loner ... In short – he was one of those who...
                                                                                                                                          20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The Sicilian Wing Gambit de Marcus Schmücker
                                                                                                                                              "In his book about the Sicilian Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb43.a3) Marcus Schmücker takes a closer look at a very interest-ing  opening,  which  for  a  long  time  has  been  regarded  as  adaredevil's approach or, at best, as an exotic option to avoid theenormous    theoretical  material  of  the  Sicilian  Defence.  As  amatter of fact, the idea of this gambit is quite serious. By...
                                                                                                                                              20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              The Sicilian Wing Gambit de Marcus Schmücker
                                                                                                                                                  "In his book about the Sicilian Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb43.a3) Marcus Schmücker takes a closer look at a very interest-ing  opening,  which  for  a  long  time  has  been  regarded  as  adaredevil's approach or, at best, as an exotic option to avoid theenormous    theoretical  material  of  the  Sicilian  Defence.  As  amatter of fact, the idea of this gambit is quite serious. By...
                                                                                                                                                  20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The French Defense... Properly Played de Wolfgang Uhlmann
                                                                                                                                                      "The French Defense (1.e4 e6) caught the attention of the chess world in the first half of the 19th century, and has developed to be one of the most important and popular openings. The author of this book, the German Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann, is a world-renowned expert who has tested this opening and enriched its theory over his entire career.   76 Selected games (mostly his...
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                                                                                                                                                      The French Defense... Properly Played de Wolfgang Uhlmann
                                                                                                                                                          "The French Defense (1.e4 e6) caught the attention of the chess world in the first half of the 19th century, and has developed to be one of the most important and popular openings. The author of this book, the German Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann, is a world-renowned expert who has tested this opening and enriched its theory over his entire career.   76 Selected games (mostly his...
                                                                                                                                                          20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          The Wonderful Winawer de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                                                                              The widely-played Winawer Variation has been called ‘the jewel in the crown of the French Defence’. It is easy to see why: This is an opening for players who love a real fight. Black immediately attacks White’s centre and the resulting positional dynamics offer chances to both sides. Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play, is the ideal guide to show you...
                                                                                                                                                              21,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Wonderful Winawer de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                                                                                  The widely-played Winawer Variation has been called ‘the jewel in the crown of the French Defence’. It is easy to see why: This is an opening for players who love a real fight. Black immediately attacks White’s centre and the resulting positional dynamics offer chances to both sides. Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play, is the ideal guide to show you...
                                                                                                                                                                  21,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The Invincible de Tibor Károlyi
                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                      "In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time. This book covers the final two decades of Tal’s life and games, from 1972 until his death in 1992. Despite being more than a decade removed from his world...
                                                                                                                                                                      24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      The Invincible de Tibor Károlyi
                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                          "In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time. This book covers the final two decades of Tal’s life and games, from 1972 until his death in 1992. Despite being more than a decade removed from his world...
                                                                                                                                                                          24,99 €Prix